New York Film Academy is a privately owned institution headquartered in the US. Operating formally as New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA), and founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television, and theater producer, the academy maintains an estimated 1,410 employees. It functions as a private for-profit entity specializing in higher education, offering film and acting programs across its campuses in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami.